Tag: Vatican News
Pope Francis urges people to get vaccinated against Covid-19
Pope Francis launches a powerful appeal for people to get vaccinated with approved Covid-19 vaccines, calling it “an act of love.”
St. Maximilian Kolbe: martyr of supreme sacrifice of life
The Polish priest was killed by the Nazis with a lethal injection on August 14, 80 years ago. The Catholic Church declared Kolbe Blessed in 1971 and canonized him as a martyr in 1982.
Barnabite missionary appeal: “Pray, pray, pray for Afghanistan”
After conquering the main cities of Afghanistan, the Taliban are now just a few kilometers from the capital Kabul.
A clarion call to end the scourge of Human Trafficking
Pope Francis joins religious organizations and world leaders in calling for an end to the scourge of human trafficking on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
Pope: Grandparents, elderly are bread that nourishes our life
In his homily on the first World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, Pope Francis insists on the importance of young and old coming together in a covenantal sharing of life.
Pope Francis released from hospital returns to Vatican
The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, has confirmed that the Holy Father was discharged from Agostino Gemelli Hospital shortly after 10.30 this morning.